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Senator Lehner presented a resolution to the Oakwood High School Academic Decathlon team on the Senate floor.

COLUMBUS - State Senator Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering) on Wednesday honored the Oakwood High School's Academic Decathlon team for its victory at the Division III National Championship in Madison, Wisconsin in April.

"It is an honor to recognize such an intelligent and gifted group of students," said Lehner. "I commend their hard work and dedication in academics and I look forward to seeing all that they accomplish in the coming years."

The team has qualified for the national competition at seven consecutive state competitions and earned the national title six of those times.

“This was a very challenging budget but I feel overall that the neediest in our state have been protected and I hope that the conference committee will continue building on the work that has been done," said Lehner, who serves as a member of the Senate Finance Committee that is charged with balancing the state's two-year budget. "I am especially proud of what we were able to achieve in supporting children in drug-affected families."

"It is an honor to recognize such an intelligent and gifted group of students," said Lehner. "I commend their hard work and dedication in academics and I look forward to seeing all that they accomplish in the coming years."

"Serving on the NCSL Education Study Group has afforded me the opportunity to explore an array of best practices contributing to the world's top-performing education systems," said Lehner. "We still have much to learn, but I look forward to working with our partners and state lawmakers to implement some of these strategies aimed at maximizing educational outcomes here in Ohio."

"Legislative fellows are given a unique opportunity to work side by side with legislators, policy stakeholders and other influential state leaders," said Lehner. "This is an invaluable experience and for many fellows it opens the door to a lifelong career in public service."